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LERT – Lifesaving Emergency Response Team


The Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club offers a year round (out of normal patrol hours) emergency search and rescue service to the Victorian community.

Our Strategic Plan (2007-2017) clearly identified objectives to develop an out of hours service. The first step was to develop emergency aquatic response capabilities for the Bellarine area with a 4 hour response time, which will be then be enhanced (in the second step) to assist the Bellarine region to provide 24x7 emergency aquatic response capabilities with a 1 hour response time.

A LERT (Lifesaving Emergency Response Team) is an out of hours service offered by selected Victorian Surf Life Saving Clubs and Life Saving Clubs.

Under the State Emergency Manual, Life Saving Victoria has a responsibility to specifically support both Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria.

LSV is a Key Support Agency to the Victoria Police for Rescue (Water) under Part 7 Emergency Management Agency Roles (p.7-3).

LSV is a Secondary Agency to the Ambulance Victoria for First Aid under part 7 Emergency Management Agency Roles (p.7-4)

Club members are selected to participate in this vital life saving service after demonstrating that they have a commitment to serve the community on a year round basis and have the necessary skills and qualifications to undertake the types of activities LERT members will be involved in.

Active members must meet the following pre-requisites:

O        Current Point Lonsdale SLSC Member

O        18 years or over

O        Car licence holder

O        Boat licence holder (with PWC endorsement)

O        SLSA Bronze Medallion (Proficient)

O        Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue)

O        SLSA Advanced Resuscitation Techniques Certificate (Proficient)

O        First Aid Certificate (Proficient)

O        SLSA IRB Crew (Proficient)

O        SLSA IRB Driver (Proficient

O        SLSA ATV Operators Certificate

O        Marine Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency or Marine Radio Operators VHF Certificate of Proficiency

Members are encouraged to gain the SES Introduction to Emergency Management Course.

O        SLSA RWC Certificate (after having met all above).

 

In addition, we offer members who don’t have an active (water based) lifesaving background / qualifications the opportunity to join as support members, especially if they are based in the local area and these members must meet the following pre-requisites:

O        Current Point Lonsdale SLSC Member

O        18 years or over

O        Car licence holder

O        SLSA Advanced Resuscitation Techniques Certificate (Proficient)

O        First Aid Certificate (Proficient)

O        SLSA ATV Operators Certificate

O        Marine Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency or Marine Radio Operators VHF Certificate of Proficiency

Members are encouraged to gain the SES Introduction to Emergency Management Course.

 

The Club owns and operates two Sea Doo GTI-155 Rescue Water Craft (RWC), complete to Life Saving Victoria and Surf Life Saving Australia standards and operating procedures, which is the front line rescue craft for our LERT. During peak summer times regular patrols are conducted along the Bellarine Coast, primarily from Queenscliff to Bancoora.

Our RWCs (Bellarine Jet Ski 1 and Bellarine Jet Ski 2) work in conjunction with the Barwon Heads / 13th Beach SLSC RWC (Bellarine Jet Ski 3), and Coastwatch Radio and Marine Rescue Squad Ocean Grove to form the Bellarine Support Service. This service aims to not only provide a year round callout service, but to regularly support and assist the work done by volunteer surf lifesavers and paid lifeguards on Bellarine patrolled beaches and to provide a limited degree of surveillance at non patrolled beaches between Queenscliff and Bancoora. Remember that the safest place to swim is always between the red and yellow flags at a patrolled beach.

 

For any queries about the Club LERT, please telephone Matthew Ponsford (LERT Captain) on 0419 52 52 58.

 

Current LERT Sponsors and Supporters:

G-BOARDS

JAMES O’BRIEN ARTSHOW

PETER STEVENS MOTORCYCLES – GEELONG

QUEENSCLIFF / POINT LONSDALE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE

SEA DOO

THE STICKER COMPANY and WALKER SIGN CENTRE GEELONG

RACV FOUNDATION

VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT



 

Please note that all requests for emergency assistance must be directed to the Police (or Ambulance for medical emergencies) on 000.

 

 

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